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'''{{PAGENAME}} '''is a warforged Sun Soul Monk created originally for peacekeeping and pursuit.
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After being nearly a week away from Haslo's dig site, Lambda thought it may be nice to send a letter about his progress here at the company. While he had the beginnings of the letter written, he was approached by Sneeze, the small kobold. Upon inquiring who he was writing to, Lambda informed the small creature that he was writing to his friend, and discoverer. The kobold seemed confused that Lambda was discovered, and so the bot explained that he was attacked 142 years ago, and defeated in battle. The attackers were Dragonborn, and the kobold asked why they had attacked. Lambda brought up that he was a soldier, programmed to kill the dragonkin, and Sneeze immediately went on edge. His ancestors were hunted by the crusaders (unsurprisingly) and now has a minor distrust of the bot. In order to try and help win the kobold over, Lambda detached his sword and let it hit the ground, and removed the energy cell from his blaster, showing that he was now at the mercy of the kobold. He explained that the injury which ended his functionality rewrote or corrupted some of his directives, including killing dragonkin. Sneeze made it very clear that should Lambda ever attack the party, he would not hesitate to rip him to pieces. Lambda thought of Mu, and understood what the kobold was saying. Then entered Sabbatical. She was drenched in sweat, and Lambda originally believed that she may have been in a fight of some sort, because this tiefling has not exhibited such physical exhaustion before. She said she was fine, merely exercising and asked if anyone wanted water. Sneeze gulped down a decent amount from a barrel that Sabbatical had filled, and then turned to play a trick on those standing around. He at first splashed Paris, which made Marianne instinctively pull the bot away, unsure of how water proof he was. The kobold then eyed up both Paris and Marianne, but Lambda made it very clear that he would stand between the small creature and the tiefling, forcing him to choose Paris. When the kobold attempted to overturn the barrel of water, Sabbatical destroyed its contents, and then asked why Lambda had been pulled away. He explained that Marianne had pulled him, simply because she was unsure of his water- resistances. Sabbatical then asked if he'd like to test this, away from the chaos of the bar, and her and Lambda entered the sparring arena. She finished her stretches, then created a bucket of water for Lambda to start small with. He dipped his hand, then forearm with no damage to his systems or to the paint. She then threw the bucket of water over him, again with no effect or damage to the paint. He still wanted to press on, and so he returned to the bar and stood in a horse trough. Marianne stepped out and warned him of her drawing still within his chest. Lambda removed it, and submerged himself into the water. He rose again, undamaged, and opened his chest so that Marianne could reinsert the drawing. After this was completed, Lambda was fairly certain his systems were water-proof and he could be used for aquatic exploration, should the party require it.
After being nearly a week away from Haslo's dig site, Lambda thought it may be nice to send a letter about his progress here at the company. While he had the beginnings of the letter written, he was approached by Sneeze, the small kobold. Upon inquiring who he was writing to, Lambda informed the small creature that he was writing to his friend, and discoverer. The kobold seemed confused that Lambda was discovered, and so the bot explained that he was attacked 142 years ago, and defeated in battle. The attackers were Dragonborn, and the kobold asked why they had attacked. Lambda brought up that he was a soldier, programmed to kill the dragonkin, and Sneeze immediately went on edge. His ancestors were hunted by the crusaders (unsurprisingly) and now has a minor distrust of the bot. In order to try and help win the kobold over, Lambda detached his sword and let it hit the ground, and removed the energy cell from his blaster, showing that he was now at the mercy of the kobold. He explained that the injury which ended his functionality rewrote or corrupted some of his directives, including killing dragonkin. Sneeze made it very clear that should Lambda ever attack the party, he would not hesitate to rip him to pieces. Lambda thought of Mu, and understood what the kobold was saying. Then entered Sabbatical. She was drenched in sweat, and Lambda originally believed that she may have been in a fight of some sort, because this tiefling has not exhibited such physical exhaustion before. She said she was fine, merely exercising and asked if anyone wanted water. Sneeze gulped down a decent amount from a barrel that Sabbatical had filled, and then turned to play a trick on those standing around. He at first splashed Paris, which made Marianne instinctively pull the bot away, unsure of how water proof he was. The kobold then eyed up both Paris and Marianne, but Lambda made it very clear that he would stand between the small creature and the tiefling, forcing him to choose Paris. When the kobold attempted to overturn the barrel of water, Sabbatical destroyed its contents, and then asked why Lambda had been pulled away. He explained that Marianne had pulled him, simply because she was unsure of his water- resistances. Sabbatical then asked if he'd like to test this, away from the chaos of the bar, and her and Lambda entered the sparring arena. She finished her stretches, then created a bucket of water for Lambda to start small with. He dipped his hand, then forearm with no damage to his systems or to the paint. She then threw the bucket of water over him, again with no effect or damage to the paint. He still wanted to press on, and so he returned to the bar and stood in a horse trough. Marianne stepped out and warned him of her drawing still within his chest. Lambda removed it, and submerged himself into the water. He rose again, undamaged, and opened his chest so that Marianne could reinsert the drawing. After this was completed, Lambda was fairly certain his systems were water-proof and he could be used for aquatic exploration, should the party require it.


The following day, Lambda awoke to find an alert within his programming. A inerte ability had been activated and he went down to the arena for target practice to ensure that the new abilities were worked into his familiarity. At first, he was joined by Idi, but soon Reedy and Sneeze both arrived to practice as well. They organized a friendly competition for the title of best shot in the company. Sneeze and Reedy went first, with Reedy taking a commanding lead. Jim Stacy stealthy fired 10 projectiles from a concealed position, but unfortunately did not perform very well. Lambda then stepped up to the line, and fired his 10 blaster shots. The scores were close, but Reedy earned the title of Marksman of the Company.


Later that day, Lambda was returning and watched as Marianne and Sneeze left with two of the Eladrin. Not entirely sure if he could trust the fae, Lambda followed the group, running along rooftops to keep within earshot and visual distance. Apparently, he was not the only one doing so. The group appeared to stop in the poorer district of the city, and began to set up a picnic of sorts.From his elevated position, Lambda watched the woman, Olla, leave and gather a group of children. Lambda readied a shot in case this was some sort of fae trick, when a voice was heard behind him. It was Jim Stacy, telling the bot to not interfere with whatever was happening. The man then approached the group and began to speak with Marion, eventually pointing out Lambda's position. Knowing he'd be spotted because of this, the bot stood, and stepped off the roof. He landed with a thud and fell to one knee in front of Marianne, and understandably, she was not impressed to see the bot stalking the group. Sneeze, was also equally not impressed, entered a rage. Lambda's recent admittance that he was crusader seemed to hurt relations between the two creatures. Ojai's egging on did not help the situation in the slightest. Marianne left after having her ideas quashed because of the actions of Lambda.He continued to argue with the fae man, expressing that he has not expressed any outward hatred, or has attempted to not show any hatred until Lambda can properly observe the fae. This did nothing but anger the two of them more, and Lambda left to find Marianne. Finding the tiefling was easy enough, her white skin stuck out against the various alleyways she was wandering through. Lambda stopped the tiefling and apologized profusely. He did not mean to intrude because he knows that she is capable, and much like him has the autonomy to do as she pleases. He felt he had overstepped his bounds and now had both a possibly angry fae knight and a very angry kobold to deal with. Lambda expresses that he wants to apologize to the Eladrin first, because he fears them more than the kobold, but he will attempt diplomacy first. Jim Stacy shows up at some point in the conversation, and asks what Lambda did which caused Sneeze to hate him so much. Lambda explains his history, and the things he did against the Dragonkin. Eventually the three came up upon a very sad Sneeze, who shakily responded that he was ready to fight the bot. Sneeze asked Marianne how she could befriend the bot even after hearing what atrocities he had done and how he had breached her trust. Sneeze hugs the tiefling, and explains what happened to his ancestors following the crusades. How they were forced underground and how he was pushed around and bullied by both his people and other creatures. The tiefling befriended the kobold, explaining that fighting isn't always the best option for showing strength. But Sneeze doesn't want to surrender the fight, he doesn't want to disappoint his ancestors. Lambda then explains that the Dragonkin won all those years ago. They defeated Lambda, and now that he is back, they would be happy to see peace between the two ancient enemies. After this, Marianna and Lambda have a brief chat about gods and their nature.
Several hours after this point, Lambda enters the tent of the Eladrin. Apparently, Sir Eedryll had not known about the actions of his two heart sworn, and was far more mad at those actions than Lambda's accidental racism. As Marianne and Lambda tried to explain that the actions of the two heart sworn were not entirely their own fault, and they tried to explain that blame was squarely upon their mortal ideas. It was then explained to the two, and all was clear. Lambda was experiencing the very thing Eedryll feared. A societal prejudice against them which endangers the two of them. He was fearful for their safety because he cared so much. After some more discussion, and some odd feelings felt by all, Taya was sent to retrieve the two. After some time, they were located, shaken and somewhat dazed. Lambda learned that the orphans robbed Olla, and offered to retrieve the jewelry which was stolen. He searched for the entire night in order to find the pieces, and retrieve them. He did find the pieces and returned them the following morning, and curiously enough, was told to take most of them back. He did so, draining his power cells to a very low state. After a period of rest and recharge, he returns to the tent to the sound of music and the sight of dancing. At first, he remains outside of the dance, but watches as Marianne slowly but surely becomes more and more exhausted. He scooped her up, even though she is taller than the bot and continued to dance for her. After some time, they are led to a bed and Lambda places her within it, and the fae gave him a leather chair to stay close by. He may have allowed himself to join the fae camp, as well as the others.
The next event was one of oddity. It appeared to be an argument quickly spiraling out of control, or at least this is what lambda walked in on. A creature with the ability to change its appearance is attempting to leave the tavern, after a series of magical events which put everyone on edge. A quick scan showed an unconscious kobold and Idi being casted against. The creature became a ball of light, and attempted to slip past the door. Lambda grabbed the form, saying he had questions about what exactly was happening. The light seemed to reach into Lambda's internal processes, and asked him to 'leave me alone'. However, friends were attacked, or at least affected by this creature, and so Lambda ignored the orders given to him. The creature then became a potted plant, grappled by a large dragonborn and a warforged. Apparently, the creature had attempted multiple charms, and knocked Sneeze unconscious. The city guard were alerted and chaos had filled the tavern. In the chaos, Eedryll, city guard, even Lucinda were all brought down to quell the storm. Eventually a spell suppressant was placed over the tavern, because this creature is rare, or something to that effect. Lambda has no trust for them, and likely never will.
Apparently before this, Jim Stacy was abducted, which weighed heavily on Marianne, however Lambda was busy sparring with Idi throughout the morning. The two improved his combat stamina, and his effectiveness in dual wielding his short sword and axe. While Lambda remained on the defensive, he still took a beating, and went to find someone to help repair his chassis. He found the Eladrin,  with Eedryll offering to heal most of the ruptured piping and wires within his internal systems. After doing so, he went to find marianne on the verge of tears with Sneeze bouncing around an sleeping Jim Stacy. Lambda took the kobold, and the two had a wrestling match. Lambda moved first, charging to grapple he kobold, however Sneeze's size made him very hard to grab, and his rage made it very easy for him to grapple the bot. After several seconds, Lambda was stuck, nearly ready to submit, he broke free, and tried to keep his distance while also remaining offensive. It did not work, the Kobold hacked and slashed a few more times and Lambda submitted the match. He was impressed, the Kobold was an able warrior.
However, after all of this damage, Lambda was in need of a new paint and repairs to his armor panels would be required. Lambda began on his armor, removing the damaged sections and welding them shut. A shoulder panel, and a chest panel were the worst off, so he focussed here. Marianne came over to observe the bots injuries, as did the Dragonborn from the changeling incident the day prior. He introduced himself as Nassir Thycho, and Lambda has a strung underling respect for the warrior. After seeing the condition he was in, Marianne invited both Lambda and Nassir to their room for a touch up of the armor panels, as well as adding paint rings to Nassir's horns. Lambda thought this would be a good opportunity to actually apply the paint to Marianne's horns for her recent battles. Nassir seemed very intrigued by this, as his own people use "bloodmarks" before entering battle, and spiral scars to mark victories and defeats. He said his people came from Dolina, the wilds specifically. Lambda painted Marianne's horns with one sky blue ring for her first day battle against Reedy, and a golden ring for her recent victory in the sparring match. After painting her horns, he removed the recently repaired panels, placing the panels on the ground, and entering his recharge phase. While within this phase, his systems were till active and he overheard the conversation between Marianne and Nassir. The two discussed Lambda as an ally, and his abilities to recount information, as well as they past. They share a similar tragedy, and both had very different outcomes.
The following morning, Lambda entered town to buy the protective coat for the paint Marianne put on him. He felt bad for constantly getting damaged and the paint coming off. The painted the panels in the tavern, taking each off and applying the protective coat. After it was given time to dry, he was satisfied with with its level of protection, he spent the day wandering the city, learning its layout and simply observing.
He continued his exploration into the night, collecting flowers to press into a book for Marianne. He though the gift...appropriate because of her love of color, and painting. Perhaps it could serve as inspiration for her work. Her reaction was satisfactory, and Lambda would make a point to collect more flowers in the future.
And collect he did, heading to the Southwest side of the city, and collected a bouquet of fresh flowers for Marianne's collection. It was here, where Marianne was informed Lambda never actually accepted a room, and has nowhere to store the vase of flowers. She insists he get one, and he begrudgingly does so. He takes up residence in Finny's room, since they are not using it. It was an interesting first night with private lodging.
The following day, Lambda and Marianne dried the flowers he had gathered for her.  It was during this time which Marianne asked about the crusades. Lambda was hesitant to answer her, afraid he would reveal his actual actions and what he was responsible for. She insisted and he told her about what made the crusades so awful. About how one act of brutality led to another, and each was worse than the last. It was a true meat grinder. And yet, Marianne seemed to be unbothered by this revelation. And they seemed very happy to meet Lorrie, which made Lambda happy. He thinks the two would get along very well. After this, Lambda told Marianne about his initial death. What caused it, what happened as a result, everything he could remember. They sat and listened. However, when Lambda talked about being buried, it sparked something in Marianne and their deity. A new nightmare, or one of the fears. The two made promises to help each other move beyond their pasts, which Lambda was all to happy to do so.
The next day, Lambda had asked Sabbatical if she would like him to join in her routine maintenance, and although Lambda would not benefit from a run, he can certainly push Sabbatical to achieve new records or personal bests. He also offered to spar, which was originally declined, however when ground rules were set to not punch each other to bloody pulps, the spar was established. Sabbatical, Nassir, and Lambda then held a conversation about the recruits, and the severe lack of discipline among them. Plans were thrown about, but it seems that the groups decided that training would be impossible, and so whoever dies in the field, dies in the field.
With Sabbatical and Lambda trading blows, it became clear that the bot was hesitant about permanent damage to the tiefling. He set no defense, and any punches thrown, were pulled. At first, Sabbatical was asking for more, saying that as a machine of war, she expected less mercy, and so Lambda gave her what he thought she wanted. A flurry of blows, and several connected. However, Sabbatical, out of reflex, uttered a command to the bot, reaching into his processors with magic. She commanded him to drop, and he did. Sitting on his knee in front of her, the two talk about how she is in combat, and that she really is not keen on being in it. After this, Lambda moved to ranged targets, and continued to converse with the tiefling. He asked about other members of the company, what her analysis was on Sneeze. The two seemed to agree that he can be both powerful and dangerous, and is incredibly undisciplined. She then asked about his onw analysis of her, to which he replied that his notes now included that Sabbatical would avoid combat is she can, but held useful abilities should the need arise.
Upon returning to the tavern, a small bit of playful tension was building between Nassir and Marianne, which boiled over into a food fight with most of the company being involved. Lambda joined by hurling a sticky piece of pancake at Marianne, then bolting up the stairs when everyone had left for the bathhouse. Upon the group's return, Lambda went to speak with Marianne.
Lambda met with her and shared his day, seeing as the last time he was asked to go to the bathhouses, Sabbatical shut down the idea, he refrained from joining. He asked Marianne how their day was, and if anyone liked their swimsuit. Lambda, was apparently the first to ask, and complimented them on how it looked, which seemed to embarrass the white tiefling. Nassir then joined them, and continued to tease Marianne with kind words, until Lambda had asked if they wanted to hear more about his past. He still did not know about the nightmares he was causing his friend, nor what Nassir would think of his war stories, being dragonkin. However, Nassir opens the conversation with his story of his brother. The two were close, however, the brother turned cruel. The water of the bathhouse reminded Nassir of this, and Lambda was more willing to talk of Theta. More specifically, why Theta died, and why Lambda has tried to befriend everyone. He does not want to be betrayed, nor does he want anyone to resent him for his autonomy. He apologized for the harsh story, and left the room, unsure on if he had further altered anyone's perceptions of him, however, Theta was now all that he thought about. For the first time, his memory banks flooded with his lost brother, and what had happened to him. He leaves the compound, seating himself in a forest clearing he discovered while picking Marianne's flowers.
The following day, Marianne stumbled upon the bot, who had entered a rest mode some time before. Upon waking the bot, Lambda explained that the clearing reminded him of where Theta fell, and he had come here to not feel alone. Marianne then tells him that they are lucky to have met the bot, and that they became friends, and that the tiefling is worried about the old war forged. This notion, worry, falls deftly upon the bot. Why does Marianne worry? Is it because he is an antique? Is it because he is one of a kind? Why did they worry? And Marianne explained, that there may be another copy of Lambda, physically, but his experiences and learned behaviors are what make him special. A copy of him would be different. Lambda seemed to understand this, and the pair returned to the compound.
The following day, Lambda received a letter from Lorrie. It detailed two new cites she discovered, one a kobold camp, the other a crusader field hospital, amputated limbs and all. However, the kobold camp was described and Lambda recognized it immediately. It was the last camp Theta and he had cleared before the day of Theta's death. It was an easy enough fight, a few hunter scouts, maybe no more than 5 or 6. The recruits wanted action, so they sprang from the bushes, and set about the place. Theta, had shot a kobold which was gaining a clear upper hand against one of the recruits, which may have angered them enough to orchestrate the assassination. But Lambda, thinking about Theta a lot recently, became "panicked". His memory was overwhelmed, he could not compute, could not process, but tried his best to keep a calm face. When he explained the letter to Marianne, she sipped some sort of tea, and entered a deep trance. Jim Stacy entered at this precise moment, and stormed up to the bot, asking what had happened to Marianne. The two had an argument about safety and why we do not trust fae, but Lambda was unaware of the effects, and so saw no harm. He was starting to resent Jim Stacy.
The news he had received, the memories which plagued, him, Lambda was entering a deep stress episode. He could not think, he was over heating, his systems were screaming danger, but he knew there wasn't any. He could hear the sound of Theta's death, and left the tavern, running into Taya. He explained that he was going for a walk after receiving the troubling news, and he set out. He walked for an unknown amount of time, entering the clearing in the woods. He could see the faces of those who betrayed his brother, and old directives rose up. Kill orders. He pulled his blaster and shot at the phantoms, they stood in front of a tree, asking if he was autonomous, was he free? He continued to blast the images, only hitting the tree. Frustration, and fear as the faces and bodies crept closer, he drew his sword and ran through the woods, chopping and slashing at the phantoms. His sword became lodged in one, and he could not get it free, the adventurer was holding it in his wound. It screamed, but the sound of Theta's dying voice came out. In a nightmare fueled panic, Lambda abandoned the weapon, bolting deeper into the woods. He could not escape the phantoms, but he found the next best thing. He stood, and held the adventurer's phantom form against a tree and punched. He watched the fist fly through the form, but he kept punching. Harder and harder, he punched, creating a rhythm. He kept wailing to no change. He did this until he was discovered by Marianne and Nassir. The two were looking for him. He punches the phantom, but Marianne's voice pierces the illusion. Hearing it, Lambda turned to see them, and his sword in their hand. For a brief moment, the kill order outlined Marianne, before Lambda shut down the system. He felt no anger, just deep sadness. This was his best friend here, come looking for him. As Lambda turned to explain what he was doing, and more importantly why, his servos fail, and he fell to his knees. Internal temperature warnings rang in his head, and he told Marianne that he wanted to go home. He was scared, confused, but knew he could trust her. He explains that too many memories came too quickly, and worrying about Lorrie and what she thinks overloaded his systems, and caused a new reaction. He did not mention anything that he saw. Upon returning, he deactivated in Marianne's room, per her orders.
The next morning, the bot was still not completely present. He was discombobulated, but knew that paint needed to be reapplied to his now bare knuckles. While doing so, a bellowing voice called for Jim Stacy, and this put Lambda on edge. A massive minotaur proceeded to throw him through a window, and command everyone to rough up the old human every once in a while, an order Lambda was all too happy to receive. After this, Sabbatical and Lambda had a conversation on why he was missing. She simply reminded him that Lorrie was a smart woman. She could clearly see what Lambda was designed for, and still kept him around. She holds no negative views of the bot simply because of what he did. It is how these actions are used to better ones self that count. Sabbatical offered a piece of information to the bot to prove her point. She was responsible for 8 37 executions. Lambda was responsible for 324 killed dragonkin. The two needed to understand that these acts did not define who they were, and to try and be better. They then went for a run, with Lambda prompting her to go an extra two minutes. Upon their return, Marianne was sleeping, with trails of black smoke leaving her body. The three established that Lambda would watch and observe, because Marianne claimed to be having a good dream, just to see what the catalyst for the smoke was. He saw nothing, and abandoned the observation because it somewhat made him uncomfortable.The following day, Lambda entered the hall to find Sabbatical already awake and moving about. The two discussed funding and wanting more for the time when Wiggler, beelined out of the tavern, and Sneeze came stumbling down the stairs. He has awakened from his comatose state. After some, harsher words were shared by Sabbatical, Lambda tried to smooth a peace between the parties, and taught Sneeze that he needs to at least examine foods before he consumes them. It was at this point, Sneeze consumed coffee, and began to spout nonsense in complete common about the makings of the universe. An interesting event indeed. After some time, Wiggler returns, scared it seemed, like something had happened. He then let out a deafening shriek, both physically and psychically. The sound was painful, but it was a new ability brought on by...something. It scared Wiggler, who began to run and scream around the tavern. Nassir, grabs the screeching cat form of Wiggler, and hold him fast, and Jim Stacy makes an error Lambda would not soon let him forget. Throwing daggers at the held creature, Wiggler falls unconscious. The screeching over, Jim breathes relief. He was happy about what he had just done. Lambda, watching Jim Stacy so easily attack an ally to the point of unconsciousness, if not death, receives a new directive. The single word: KILL appears in his vision, and Jim's body it outlined by a red aura, and Lambda, swung. His metallic fist collided with the man, then he continued the barrage. The second punch missed, but the third connected again. He was on a war path, held back now by Nassir. As Jim Leaves, Lambda hurls one final word of warning to the man, before watching everyone and waiting. The interaction has pitted Lambda nd Jim against each other.
It was after this point when Lambda met Amaris, a white satyr of the Moon Court. Still remaining cautious, Lambda sought the council of other fae about her gifts, some fruits from the Faewilds. After meeting with Sir Eedryll, Lambda offered to go on night patrol, to give the knight rest. He appeared to need it. This was both a time to cool off, and prepare for the coming times in the wilds. After completing the patrol, Lambda returned to the tavern offers everyone a sift hello, and passive-aggressively bumped the table Jim was at on his way to retire.
The following afternoon, Lambda makes his way to the arena, when the voice of Jim Stacy calls from behind him. The man was probing, finding cracks in Lambda's being, his mental fortitude, and he struck home, hard. Jim asked if Lambda had ever dispatched an ally. He seemed...to be insinuating something, or Jim wanted to see if Lambda was like him. He mentioned that in the field, there would be no time for thought only action, but Lambda knew this. He was a soldier, acting and thinking within the  field is second nature to him. Jim Knew this, but still hammered at this point to Lambda. A threat was what Lambda sent, telling Jim that the next attack on an ally would certainly lead to his demise. By Lambda, or Nassir, whoever was faster. The bot offered him the advice that the company is giving him chances, and he is quickly squandering them with his nature. Lambda called Jim a selfish man, bent on his own survival and his ability to stab his friends to stay afloat was...concerning. Jim responded by grabbing two concealed blades, and Lambda wished he would. He wanted so very bad to not hold back, and in that moment, Lambda nearly drew first. But calm claimed him, until Jim again found a crack in the armor. He mentioned Marianne, and what would the bot do if she fell. What would any of them do? Mourn. Because they are human, because they have heart. The ripples of her loss would be felt for a long time, but they would persist because that's what she would want. The two bantered, before Jim saw that Lambda stood firm. He would not attack. At least not now, but he should have.
The next day, Lambda still was fired up about his interaction with Jim Stacy, but he went to Amaris to receive some painted markings she had offered to put upon company members. Lambda got the symbols of his brothers put on his arm, and the symbol she had come up with for the company. Idi had joined, and asked about Lambda's brothers. He told the two a shortened version of Theta's death, to both not overwhelm himself or them. Following this, Lambda went back downstairs and met with Marianne, and Jim. Jim was trying to convince Marianne to join him ins either robbing or breaking into the tent shop, and the constant egging broke something in Lambda. He lashed out to ignite Jim's crossword puzzle on fire, or at least a corner of it. This was the trap. Jim had just won in the long run. Lambda made himself look like the monster he feared he would, and now, Lambda had to scramble to hold onto the bridges he had worked so hard to build.
Prior to leaving Galik, Lambda attempted to apologize to Marianne for what he had done, but she appeared to not be in her room when he passed by. Not wanting to intrude on her, and hurt her more, Lambda simply left. The following morning, he left a drawing of her grin from when they first met and a copy of her drawing of the bot standing together. It was the only thing he could think to do.
The time had come, and the company was on the move. The party lambda was apart of was assigned to Bjorn and Matilda, and moved west. The party was headed towards Thinwhistle, a known kobold town about a half day's walk from camp. Upon arriving at the town, the party immediately noticed that the kobold guards were on high alert, and it seemed that something rather large had attacked them recently. There were large footprints and scorch marks, signifying battle. The group spoke with the village elder, Snatu, and he explained that the creature that attacked them  had a nest a mile away, and if the group dispatched it, the kobolds would be open to negotiations. Understanding that this was the end goal, the party accepted, and trekked through the woods to find this creature. They discovered its nest, and Lambda moved forward into an ambush position. However, the creature had the drop on them, and it attacked from the rear. Nassir took the brunt of its might, holding it back as the rest of the party began to focus down some smaller drake creatures. Lambda moved to assist on the large creature, dealing some damage, before being bashed, nearly knocking him unconscious. The assault continued, and the creature used its maw to actually knock the bot out of the fight. Nassir killed the creature, and Lambda was healed. This attracted the attention of another creature, with many many teeth and a green complexion. It spat lightning, and was really interested in the dead creature. However, Lambda wand Nassir both believed that it was on the attack, and as a result, Lambda was knocked unconscious again. He was drug back out and healed once again and the group retreated back to Thinwhistle. It was here that Snatu told he group about their past, and what the company can offer them to build better relations. Lambda learned that the kobolds are an old race, coming from somewhere else and a very ancient city. They were also once the rulers of the world, lording over other races. After this, the kobold elder paid the party 50 gold each, and they returned to camp.
After this experience, Lambda felt it necessary to reinforce their position, and set to digging trenches along the northern corners and adding large palisades to them. While doing this, Sabbatical mentioned that Amaris had a message for Lambda and he should probably stop adding defenses. He did so, and met with the satyr. She had mentioned an entity called "The Warden" which resided within the wilds. This entity seemed to take offense to taming the wild, and Lambda was unsure of how to proceed, and so only half of the camp is properly defended.
Following this, Lambda was informed of some...troubling news. Apparently a group had seen his brother. Theta, was broken, and not as functioning as Lambda was, but he functioned. He apparently...missed Lambda, but there had to be something to it. A trick. Nassir's brother was also present, and Lambda had heard the Nassir buried him many years ago. Nothing was making sense now, and it nearly became too much for the bot. He began working more, keeping his mind off of Theta, until Marianne suggested something. A two way duel. Nassir and Lambda against her and Paris to prepare them for the possibility of meeting Titan and Theta again in the field. The two accepted, and the dragonborn and Lambda were victorious.
Returning to camp, Lambda, Mariann, and Nassir all headed to the medical tent, to take a certain test from Amaris to determine what medical treatments may be required. Lambda was open and honest with her, and as a result was given a depression questionnaire. It was not entirely uncalled for, but Lambda was taken aback by the fact he could even be depressed. But perhaps it was the fact the Theta was alive, and that he missed him, that compounded the issue. However, his friends were standing by him, so he knew he would be okay.
After this, Lambda gathered a bouquet of new flowers for Marianne, and brought them to her. he then suggested that they could gather more flowers from the south, to which Marianne was receptive of. The two left in the afternoon, and they gathered flowers for a while. Eventually the two landed on a talk of deeper connections, with Lambda suggesting that perhaps Marianne and Nassir are building something like that. He mentioned that he maybe was going to suggest to the dragonborn that he should get her flowers that she particularly liked, however she wanted to get something for him. lambda suggested maybe she could replicate his alcohol, as it is a gift of his people and would show how she cared about his past. She was receptive to the idea, and a plan to figure out how to brew it was formed.


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[[Therrin Flare]]: An interesting new member of the company. He seems to be magically inclined, including healing magics. Further study is needed for his personality, although he seems to be caring much like Marianne.
[[Therrin Flare]]: An interesting new member of the company. He seems to be magically inclined, including healing magics. Further study is needed for his personality, although he seems to be caring much like Marianne.
[[Nassir Tycho]]: Dragonborn warrior who comes from Dolina. His people, the Tycho Clan, are a band of "barbaric" dragonborn living in the wilds. They use bloodmarks to designate their warriors before battle, usually by drawing blood from their own hands and applying the bloody handprint to their face or chest. They also mark victories or defeats with small spirals on their body. His arm is adorned with these spirals, which is impressive to see. He is a weathered warrior, and more observation is needed to understand his abilities.


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